Supreme Court seeks Centre's response on removal of Vaid as DGP
New Delhi, Sep 11 : The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the Centre's response on a plea contending that the removal of S.P. Vaid as Director General of Jammu and Kashmir Police breached the top court's directions on police reforms and amounted to "gross contempt".
Seeking the response, a bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud sought the assistance of Attorney General K.K. Venugopal in the matter.
The court directed that a copy of the application be served on lawyer Binu Tamta, who is assisting the Attorney General and to senior counsel Raju Ramachandran who is amicus curiae in the case.
Vaid was removed on the midnight of September 6.
Venugopal told the court that the court has barred the appointment of acting Director General of Police (DGP) to curb the misuse of fixed two-year term for the head of police force in States and Union Territories.
Counsel Prashant Bhushan, appearing for former DGP of Uttar Pradesh Prakash Singh, told the bench that removal of Vaid was in violation of the Supreme Court directions.
He questioned the appointment of Vaid's successor Dilbagh Singh on the grounds that he had been charge-sheeted in a recruitment scam.
Advocate Shoeb Alam, who appeared for Jammu and Kashmir, told the court that the appointment of Vaid's successor was a temporary arrangement and the State has approached the UPSC with a panel of names to be named the regular DGP.
The 2006 court directions on police reforms came on a petition by Prakash Singh.
Bhushan told the court that Vaid was removed although there were no charges against him and without consulting the State Security Commission.
The court directed the matter to be listed for hearing next week.
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Narcotics worth Rs 1.26 lakh, seized in 13 separate cases in Raichur, destroyed by police
Raichur: In a major step towards prevention of substance abuse, officers from various police stations in the district destroyed 11 kg narcotics (ganja) worth Rs 1.26 lakh seized over the last two years in multiple cases in Raichur.
The officers destroyed the narcotics on Thursday at the medical disposal of narcotics unit situated on the Yaklaspur Road. The narcotics had been confiscated in 13 separate cases filed at the Balaganur, Thurvihala, Yargera, Maski, Raichur Rural, Raichur CEN, Sindhnur Rural, Sadar Bazar and Lingasugur police stations in 2023 and 2024.
Raichur Superintendent of Police M Puttamadayya, who also heads the Narcotics Disposal Committee, ASP-2 G Harish, DySP MG Sathyanarayan Rao of Raichur Sub-division, DySP of Dattatreya Karnad of Lingasugur Sub-division, RIM Act (Raichur) chairperson Dr. Shreeshailesh Amarkheda, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) Environment Officer Prakash, Deputy Environment Officer Shailaja V Ameengadh, technician Jayakumar, DCRB unit Inspector Thimmanna S were present.
